Approximately 150
billionaires, near-billionaires and groundbreaking social
entrepreneurs, including Bono, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett,
U.N.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Muhammad
Yunus and Paul Tudor Jones, gathered for a discussion on
disruptive business models in philanthropy
New York, NY, June 6, 2013 -
Forbes announced today that on June 5, at the United Nations
in New York, the company hosted the second annual Forbes 400
Summit on Philanthropy. With the goal of sharing ideas and
seeking solutions to extreme poverty, the private summit,
supported by Credit Suisse, brought together approximately
150 of the world's greatest entrepreneurs and world leaders,
including Bono, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, U.N. Secretary
General Ban Ki-moon, President of Liberia and 2011 Nobel
Peace Prize Winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Founder of Grameen
Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus, and
Founder of Robin Hood Foundation Paul Tudor Jones.
"This year's summit exceeded
our expectations in stimulating a high level of discussion
around entrepreneurial solutions for global poverty," said
Forbes Media President and CEO Mike Perlis. "A key
take-away was that transparency will be critical in driving
growth in impoverished countries and ending corruption."
"After our inaugural
philanthropy summit last year, participants asked us to keep
the conversation going. We explored different themes this
year - from market-based solutions and public-private
partnerships to data-driven advocacy - all with the goal of
helping come up with actionable solutions to the world's
most intractable problems," added Forbes Editor Randall
Lane.
During the Summit's evening
program, two major awards were presented.
Forbes Media Chairman and
Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes presented Muhammad Yunus with
the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Social
Entrepreneurship. Bono gave Warren Buffett the inaugural
Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy. In
presenting the award, Bono serenaded Buffett, with whom he
has forged a bond as he expands his anti-poverty work with
the ONE Campaign, singing a special version he penned of
"Home on the Range". To view the video, please visit:
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In the day's final panel,
entitled "Factivism and The Age of Data-Driven Advocacy,"
Bill Gates and Bono engaged in a rare joint appearance,
during which they discussed the genesis of their partnership
and friendship, and their goals as they work together.
Commenting on Bono's initial attempts to connect with Bill
Gates, Gates said, "I have to admit, I did not make it a
priority, (but when we met) I was kind of amazed that he
actually knew what he was talking about and had a real
commitment to making things happen. It was phenomenal. After
that, we've been big partners in crime."
Bono, co-founder of ONE and
(RED), said, "I've learned just to be an evidence-based
activist. Find out what works. Find out what doesn't work.
Repeat what works. Stop what doesn't work. I enjoy the
math, actually. The math is incredible." To view the panel,
please visit
"Credit Suisse was honored
to support the second annual Forbes Philanthropy Summit.
This partnership speaks to Credit Suisse's larger commitment
to corporate responsibility and, specifically, global
poverty. Yesterday's event explored and expanded on some of
the most pressing issues in philanthropy today. We strongly
believe that platforms like this drive positive change and
can have a lasting impact," said Philip Vasan, Head of
Credit Suisse Private Banking for the Americas.
Forbes magazine will reveal
the results of the summit in full this November as part of
its special Philanthropy issue.
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